The year is 1165. Count Raymond Trenceval has settled all his disputes. His death is approaching. The only thing that still worries him is the upcoming conversation about the Christian faith between the bishop and the heretics. That confrontation could end very badly.
A new episode every Wednesday from September 13.
Do you have questions, suggestions or ideas about our journalism? Please email our ombudsman at [email protected].
This literature was used in the making of this episode of Wilde Eeuwen:
The conversation between heretics and bishops in Lombers is described in ‘Acta concilii Lumbariensis’ from ca 1165. A translation can be found in Walter Wakefield and Austin P. Evans (1969/1991) Heresies of the high middle ages, selected sources, translated and annotated, Columbia University Press
Antonio Sennis (ed.) (2016) Cathars in Question, York Medieval Press
RI Moore (2012) The War on Heresy, Harvard University Press
Pilar Jiménez Sánchez (2017) ‘The Cathars in context. Why were the “bons hommes” well received in the south of France?’ in Religious Interactions in Europe and the Mediterranean World. Coexistence and Dialogue from the 12th to the 20th Centuries, Routledge pp. 187-198
- Text and presentation:
- Hendrik Spiering
- Editing, directing and editing:
- Elze van Driel
- Music, editing and mixing:
- Rufus van Baardwijk
- Final editing:
- Mirjam van Zuidam & Iddo Havinga
- Image:
- Jeen Berting
- Design:
- Yannick Mortier